It's Our Crockin' Life

We've all been waiting for Nicole & Jenna's newest cookbook....and it will be available complete with these fun girls to autograph your copies...

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

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Write a note to yourself--and make certain you don't miss this opportunity to grab a copy of It's Our Crockin' Life.

What a great gift! (Christmas is just around the corner)!  

As always, there will be light refreshments 
(and at least couple of interesting sale items) 

to round out your visit.

Please share this info with your friends--we don't want anyone to miss the fun !!

From the sale of each cookbook on the 7th, 

we will donate $2 to each of the following

community projects:

Revitalize Comanche

and

Comanche Christmas on the Square

We look forward to seeing you!

Sales, Garden Tips, & A NEW Crockin Girls Cookbook!!

Wonderful Tidbits!

Chalk up another successful market trip. I would probably faint if I actually knew how many that makes since 1984 but no need to count when we’re still having  fun!! Such a challenge to search for items that will appeal to you at an affordable price—always keeping in mind that we need to stay ‘fresh’ and somewhat unique!!  Some of our ‘finds’ will arrive as early as this week.

Save some pretty pennies with our sale table, clothing rack and shoes.

Wisdom on the part of a wife is to let her husband have her way.

If you haven’t made refrigerator pickles

with our fabulous pickle mix—you are

missing a real treat.  Take advantage

of the cucumber ‘season’ to prepare

a gallon of the tastiest pickles ever!!

So-o-o easy it’s almost sinful. Stop in &

 put our sample to the ‘taste’ test!

Give your garden acalcium boost by grinding eggshells and sprinkling around the plants.

More people would try to do right—IF they thought it was wrong!

Check our suggestions for 4^th of July entertaining…some décor, food & grill ware will make the weekend enjoyable…add smiles & laughter with friends and family for the memories.

We visited The Crockin’ Girls at market

and learned that their latest cookbook will

be available by the end of July…AND we’ll

host a book signing event for them in

August..the exact date to be determined

soon!!  Let us know if you want to be

 included.

It’s a fact---we’re on the downhill side of the 2015 calendar (yep—it means that Christmas is not so far away). 

Just Say NO to Mosquitoes!

It's summertime in Texas, and in case you weren't aware of that from the heat, you might have noticed it from the mosquitoes swarming in our backyards! 

Mosquitoes have been replaced by Mosquitnos around here...

Say goodbye to messy bug sprays and itch creams and hello to these easy to wear repellent bands. 

Pick your favorite color and you're ready for all the outdoor activities you need! 

These last for around 120 hours and you won't even notice you're wearing it. 

Available in size large for adults, and small for kids.

Cranberry & Walnut Dip Mix Recipes

Cranberry & Walnut Dip Mix is one of our favorites and has endless possibilities!!

Tart cranberries, sweet honey, apples, and walnuts team up for this delicious dip and spread mix. Great served with bagels, apple or pear slices, whole wheat crackers or sweet cookies, and carrot or celery sticks. Our Cranberry Walnut Dip Mix is versatile and amazing as a cake or as the most unbelievable chicken salad recipe as well--seriously, you have to try it! This product contains No MSG, No Added Salt and No Wheat.



Cranberry & Walnut Cake

Ingredients Needed:
1 packet Cranberry & Walnut Dip Mix 

1 pkg. yellow cake mix, pudding in mix 
2 eggs 
1 cup water 
1/3 cup oil 
1 cup sour cream 

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. In a large bowl place ALL ingredients. With electric mixer blend on low speed then mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Pour batter into greased bundt or tube pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes until done. Cake is done when top springs back to touch, or when a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean. Cool slightly in pan and then invert onto a serving plate. Pour glaze over warm cake. Glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 to 2 Tbls. milk 1 Tbls. orange juice or 1 tsp. vanilla extract


Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad

Ingredients needed: 
Cranberry Walnut Dip Mix, prepared (with 1 cup of sour cream and 8 oz. cream cheese) 
2 cups of cooked, cubed chicken (may use canned chunk chicken breast) 
1 (20 oz.) can of pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, drained 
1 cup chopped celery 
1/4 cup chopped onion 

Directions: 
Make Cranberry Walnut Dip Mix according to directions. Mix in drained pineapple. Fold in 2 cups of cooked cubed chicken, celery and onion. If mixture is too thick, you may thin with mayonnaise (use real mayonnaise, not salad dressing such as Miracle Whip®). Allow to chill overnight or a minimum of 6 hours. Tastes great served on mini-croissants or on honey wheat cocktail bread by Rubschlager® (usually found in deli section).